Ever since I bought Silversun Pickups’ latest album, Swoon back in May, I have not been able to stop listening to it, along with their previous album, Carnavas. Swoon rekindled my interest in the latter, which I’d downloaded on a whim from iTunes. Together, the two albums have dominated my listening for two months. But …
The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder My review rating: 4 of 5 starsThis book is a classic. If you’re interested in the history of the computer business, you’ll really enjoy it. Kidder follows a team of engineers at Data General as they design, build, and debug a new machine for the company. …
Rabbit Redux by John Updike My review rating: 5 of 5 starsUpdike can be hard to read. You have to commit. But if you commit, you won’t regret. The plot of this book, like Rabbit Run, simmers slowly and builds organically to a very satisfying conclusion, and along the way, you get to experience whatever …
Sean and I have been traveling this week and visiting Danielle, and the confines of a hotel room (actually a room in the bachelor officers’ quarters where Danielle is staying for her training this summer) have acted like a pressure cooker. I’m so much more aware of the bad habits he and I are developing. …
It’s like getting addled, caused by spending too much time with a toddler. I have a new post up at milspouse.com/blog: “Adult Conversation.” The other day I was explaining to my wife Danielle on the phone that Sean (our 17-month-old) and I had discovered two new monsters in our presence. One was the Washcloth Monster, …
Not that I was ever really worried, but I’m happy to be able to say Sean and I are doing quite well as bachelors. Danielle has been gone for three weeks, and we haven’t had a major catastrophe, yet—unless you count the surprise Sean had waiting for me in his crib this morning. I try …
This is a draft of the first chapter of my novel Lithium which I am currently in the process of rewriting. This is part of my ongoing experiment with deadlines. You can read more of my fiction here. “Have you decided what you’re going to do?” “No. I don’t know.” We were sitting on a …
